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mediaplayer.exe

InstallIQ Installation Utility

W3i, LLC

The InstallIQ (InstallX) installation program is a co-bundle stub that devlivers software monetization offers during installation. These offers include web browser toolbars and extensions. The application mediaplayer.exe by W3i has been detected as adware by 20 anti-malware scanners. It uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl5.iq8download.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
W3i, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
InstallIQ Installation Utility

Version:
2.121.1.0

MD5:
2bdd619228adaafc5c54a472738e4be7

SHA-1:
e600eee47fcf0df617f3a9f39134af046b719bec

SHA-256:
e16f56034beee1ff5d5428d99463e63ede23d71729417af1e36f2a805123c2af

Scanner detections:
20 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
InstallIQ is a bundled offer download and install manager that is designed to show sponsored offers during installation that typically includes adware type toolbars, browser extensions and plugin or other potentially unwanted software along with the promised application.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 9:09:11 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
7.11.174.142

AVG
AdInstaller.InstallQ
2015.0.3333

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallIQ.NTZK
19620

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.9
9.0.1.0275

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Win32.InstallIQ.AMN
8.14.10.02.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallIQ (variant)
8.10464

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallIQ
10/2/2014

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.L.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.InstallC
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.174.10380

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallIQ.A
v2014.10.02.05

McAfee
Artemis!2AA9231B01A2
5600.6989

MicroWorld eScan
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
15.0.0.825

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.W3i.L
14.10.2.17

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.InstallIQ!1.9E4F
23.00.65.14930

Sophos
InstallQ
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_FAKEAV.BMC
7.2.275

Trend Micro
TROJ_FAKEAV.BMC
10.465.02

Vba32 AntiVirus
Adware.InstallIQ.Downloader
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallIQ Installer
33424

File size:
1.6 MB (1,639,104 bytes)

Product version:
2.121.1.0

Copyright:
Copyright ©2011 W3i Holdings, LLC. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
InstallIQ.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\mediaplayer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
W3i, LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/18/2011 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/1/2013 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="W3i, LLC", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="W3i, LLC", L=Sartell, S=Minnesota, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
6A5D73F262C38BBD4578AB6AD713318D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/19/2012 4:12:16 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:PJChoHJ1m8Gb0v8jSaRowLfQTVR6x9rbT+mjnbI8:hJ1/IkTM9r3jbV

Entry address:
0x38D4

Entry point:
E8, 9A, 8F, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 24, 8A, 01, 83, C1, 01, 84, C0, 74, 4E, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EF, 05, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 01, BA, FF, FE, FE, 7E, 03, D0, 83, F0, FF, 33, C2, 83, C1, 04, A9, 00, 01, 01, 81, 74, E8, 8B, 41, FC, 84, C0, 74, 32, 84, E4, 74, 24, A9, 00, 00, FF, 00, 74, 13, A9, 00, 00, 00, FF, 74, 02, EB, CD, 8D, 41, FF, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 2B, C1, C3, 8D, 41, FE, 8B, 4C, 24, 04...
 
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Entropy:
6.8252

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,102,336 bytes)

The file mediaplayer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 5 URLs.

http://dl5.iq8download.com/lm/.../mediaplayer.exe

http://dl7.iq8download.com/dynamic/standard/.../mediaplayer_d1489607.exe

http://dl5.iq8download.com/dynamic/standard/.../mediaplayer_d1280033.exe

http://dl8.iq8download.com/lm/.../mediaplayer.exe

http://dl8.iq8download.com/dynamic/standard/.../mediaplayer_d222790.exe

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